Monday, July 7, 2014

I
am not entirely over the fact that there are two Static/Voice/Static cassettes
out there that sold out before I had the chance to get them, however I will be
listening to them and reviewing them digitally, so at least I still have that.

It
seems like every time I listen to Static/Voice/Static, I make a note that one
of the main sounds coming through is static, and every time with it I put “obviously”
because of their name. On this
particular release, yes, Side A is full of static and it comes off in a drone
sense with some synth. It begins sort
of harmonious and sad at the same time, before the ascension kicks in and it
becomes very powerful. It is in this
way that the first side reminds me of something going on at church, but I do
note the irony in the comparison.

Side
B starts with harsh noise, of course there is static in it as well, and it
begins to cut in and out, leaving dead air in its wake. I wondered at first whether or not it was my
tape recorder having issues or the intent of the music, but then I realized
that was probably just what they want you to think. There are hisses, which just help to amplify
the already hissing tendencies of the cassette.

Overall
this is another solid release from Static/Voice/Static and I really just did
not expect anything less. If you’ve been
missing out on these cassettes, I highly suggest you at least go check out the
music digitally before Static/Voice/Static has more releases than you can keep
up with.